Elgin Opinion
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Illinois needs death penaltyFeb 03, 2011 12:00 am - Abolition of the death penalty in Illinois is not the answer. Some criminals need to die for their heinous crimes, and that is why the death penalty exists. It is the ju...
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Wants a vote on state spendingFeb 03, 2011 12:00 am - I recently read in the Opinion Page “A starting point to cut state spending.” Thank you, Daily Herald, for the daily wake-up calls. Salaries at $31,426 for tollway board...
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Maybe state should just go bankruptFeb 02, 2011 11:00 pm - We now hear in the national business media that “Illinois strikes fear in bond buyers.” Here we are facing an increase in personal and corporate income taxes, and we hom...
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Don’t blame Palin for Tucson tragedyFeb 02, 2011 11:00 pm - Apparently the liberals, after ranting “Blame Bush” for several years, have found out it is falling on deaf ears. They have focused their venom on a new victim, Sarah Pa...
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State offers help for difficult to insureFeb 02, 2011 11:00 pm - In response to a letter from Jay Dahl of Rolling Meadows: Joe Walsh is not showing hypocrisy in declining the “Cadillac” health plan and purchasing a private health care...
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Founding Fathers weren’t mostly deistsFeb 02, 2011 11:00 pm - One or two recent letters about the Constitution and Christianity contain a few falsehoods. One stated many of the Founding Fathers were “Unitarians and deists and not C...
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World would be lost without booksFeb 02, 2011 11:00 pm - Your recent front-page story (“E-books vs. suburban bookstores,” Jan. 15) was a sad observation of how today’s society embraces every technological breakthrough — ...
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Leaders will pay at next electionFeb 02, 2011 11:00 pm - Frankly, this is the last draw. All the House and Senate of the state of Illinois know the people of Illinois want transparency, yet they raise taxes by an astounding 67...
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Democrats caused it and now won’t fix itFeb 01, 2011 11:00 pm - Taking their lead from the national Democratic legislators, the Democrat-controlled Illinois state legislature passed major tax legislation in the middle of the night du...
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Funding for mental health is lackingFeb 01, 2011 11:00 pm - It is not the voicing of strong opinions that leads people to act out as some politicians have suggested. It would be a shame if this became a political tool when either...